Introducing DEADHEAT

Just in time for Summer, a new event we're calling DEADHEAT. Good news for the after work crowd, the responsible types and you early risers, we got the get-down early. Starting June 5, from 8-11 pm, Bowery Electric (327 Bowery @ 2nd St.) will be filled with the tag team sound selections of Dave R (33/45) and Suge White (Grotto Of Miracles). The hang happens the first Thursday of every month but we're kicking it off in style with a weekly residency in June. That's every Thursday from 8-11pm in June.

Dave made a sweet mix to give you an idea what to expect. You can download it. Just click here: http://www.tradebit.com/usr/dmr3345/pub/8/Deadheat.mp3


Songs:
Vangelis Papathanssiou - Come On
Vampire Sound Inc. - The Lions and the Cucumber
Sarolta Zalatnay - Hadd Mondjam El
Rare Earth - Hum Along And Dance
Them - I Can Only Give You Everything
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Big Eyed Beans From Venus
The Sonics - High Time
Quintron - Swamp Buggy Badass
Suicide - Ghost Rider
David Byrne - The Red House
Silver Apples - Lovefingers
Can - Outside My Door
Power of Zeus - It Couldn't Be Me
Black Sabbath - Supernaut
Babe Ruth - Wells Fargo
Iron Butterfly - Iron Butterfly Theme

Color Me Impressed

Mr. Brown

He's big, he's brown and he's one race away from horse racing immortality, the Triple Crown. After defeating 19 other 3 year olds and a daunting break from post 20 in the KY Derby just two weeks ago Big Brown absolutley toyed with an overmatched Preakness field, displaying a push-button burst of speed that took our breath away. Our Belmont Stakes tickets arrived today (thanks Marc) and well...here we go again. For the 6th time in 12 years there's a chance for a Triple Crown and whether it's tears in our beer or champagne corks, we'll be there, as always.

1997 - Silver Charm fails to pick up late surge from Touch Gold

1998 - Real Quiet gets nipped on the wire by Victory Gallop

1999 - Charismatic finishes a brave third to Lemon Drop Kid

2002 - War Emblem stumbles in gate; Sarava a 70-1 winner

2003 - NY Bred Funnycide well beaten third to Empire Maker

2004 - Smarty Jones captures hearts but not Belmont; Birdstone by a length

Slipping Soft Rock Into The Playlist Now

G.O.M. on East Village Radio (Slight Return)
Yep! Yours truly (Suge White, DJ Dynowhite, DJ Dustcommander, DJ Hack Squad) is guest selecting this Friday with EVR O.G. DJ Hallogallo. His show is called Infinite Eargasm and airs from 2pm - 4pm. You can catch us by setting your browser to http://www.eastvillageradio.com/ and clicking the "Tune In" icon on the upper right hand corner. You'll get the ol' "open or save" prompt, just press open and it should slide right into your player real easy-like.

About Infinite Eargasm:
It's a post post post-modern world: heart-on-sleeve songwriters, New'Awlins gutbucket backbeat, cryin' pedal steel, fragmented micro-house beats, ragged garage spunk soul. Infinite Eargasm attempts to bring order to the bricolage that is this download/mashup age.

Bottomless Pit Release 4 New Songs

Another obvious post given the name of this site shares inspiration with the name of one of Silkworm's songs. Been a massive fan of Silkworm since being exposed to them minute one of a 12 hour road trip from Seattle to San Francisco in the spring of 1993. Love for their music carried over naturally a few years ago when I heard their latest incarnation, Bottomless Pit. Their full length debut, Hammer of the Gods, retained the focused intensity and the emotional whomp of Silkworm and songs like "Dogtag" and "Human Out of Me" continued the tradition of Tim and Andy's duelling songwriting talents. It was an easy '07 favorite .

On June 1, Jon Solomon's Comedy Minus One will digitally release a new 4-song e.p. called Congress via his label's site. A vicious new "Andy song" called "Fish Eyes" is available for streaming or download. Apparently the band will self-release the vinyl sometime in July that will include a cd version. Hope it's ready by the NYC show.

Bottomless Pit Tour Dates
Thu., 5/29 @ Schuba's - Chicago, IL w/ The Buddyrevelles - Free show!
Fri., 6/6 @ Villette Sonique Festival - Paris, FR w/ Shellac, Mission Of Burma
Fri., 6/13 @ The Alley - Highwood, IL w/ The Effigies
Fri., 7/11 @ Knitting Factory - New York City, NY w/ The Kadane Brothers
Sat., 7/12 @ Middle East - Boston, MA w/ The Kadane Brothers

Sun. 7/13 @ Divan Orange - Montreal w/ The Kadane Brothers

Mon. 7/14 @ Sneaky Dee's - Toronto, ON w/ The Kadane Brothers

Thu. 7/17 @ Schuba's - Chicago, IL w/ The Kadane Brothers

Fri. 7/18 @ TBD - Madison, WI w/ The Kadane Brothers

Sat. 7/19 @ 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN w/ The Kadane Brothers

"About:" (better late than never)

This was meant to be the obligatory introductory first post but I couldn't get my shit together before my enthusiasm to post other (much more important) things took over. Also, I tried to post this a permanent side bar item but it was just too clunky. So...in case you were wondering (probably not)...here's what amounts to the "ABOUT:" section of Grotto Of Miracles...

Despite the name, this is not a site for religious fervor (unless you worship at the house of rock and roll), not a portal to the fourth spatial dimension (but you should check this out) and not an allusion to a certain area of female anatomy (well, maybe) . G.O.M. was originally conceived in either late 2003 or early 2004 as a two hour radio show airing Monday nights on a newly created internet based station called East Village Radio, (past playlists can be viewed here). After a little over a year, a hectic schedule imposed it's will and a forced hibernation ensued. FFWD 4 years later, inspiration, built to critical mass, necessitates reincarnation and a shaky submissive posture toward Blogdom. What you'll see here will mostly be postings about musical exploration (forgotten gems, new releases, mp3s, mixes) and events involving music (shows, concerts, festivals, parties, etc). Hopefully a sense of discovery prevails as G.O.M. most impassioned interest is its continuing musical education. Occasionally, you may be subjected to posts based on other topics (cooking, drinking, baseball, horse racing, water witching, sinkholes) but ultimately it will all relate all back to our lives in music.

MP3s will appear for a short time and will not be reposted.

Welcome to The Grotto, miracles happen every day (or at least once a month).

Grotto Of Miracles Mix - Nomads

You know what they say about opinions? Well...same goes for mixes on blogs. Here's a mix of songs that have been rattling around the G.O.M. craw lately.

Thanks to 33/45, Paper Thin Walls and 20 Jazz Funk Greats for the assist. Enjoy.

Nomads

Ashra - Don't Trust the Kids / Blackouts
Michael Rother - Aroma Club B3
Our Sleepless Forest - Nomads
Apse - Legions
Telepathe - Chrome's On It
These Are Powers - Chipping Ice
Ulver - Christmas
Duchess Says - Cut Up
The Comsat Angels - Independence Day
Coyote - Going Out

Indian Jewelry @ Cake Shop 5.8.08

Despite lax set times turning the evening late, Dave (33/45) and I were rewarded for sticking it out with a supremely confident set of tightly-coiled pagan prog from Houston's Indian Jewelry last night at Cake Shop. Mixing old and new, the band really seem to be shedding some of their shambling primitiveness for something equally hard to pin down but far more enjoyable.

Indian Jewelry - HELLO! AFRICA

(from their latest, "Free Gold!")

2008 Siren Music Festival

Illustration by Paul Antonson

Before I even have a description, complete profile (or clue) for this site I've got my 2nd post. Our friends at Siren Festival, the annual Coney Island indie rock pilgrimage, have announced their initial line-up. G.O.M. is happiest to see bands like Parts + Labor, These Are Powers and Times New Viking get the nod. For more info and updates you can go here. Siren Fest is always one of the best events of the summer if not the year and anyone who knows me knows I bring the good times.

Les Savy Fav's Tim Harrington and I do a little mid-set bonding during Siren Fest 2002.

A Tribute to Charles Gocher & Sun City Girls - tour dates

I realize this isn't a hot-off-the-press exclusive but as first posts go it's certainly appropriate given that I've cribbed the title (of this blog) from one of my fave bands of all time. Hey, at the least the info is still fresh.

Alan Bishop & Richard Bishop Present: THE BROTHERS UNCONNECTED

Most dates will feature an opening 40 minute film of Charles Gocher's video experiments followed by two sets of music. AB and RB will be performing Sun City Girls songs as an acoustic guitar duet. This tour will most likely be the only time this show will be presented as such and is a tribute both to Charles Gocher and selected music from the 27 year legacy of Sun City Girls.

5.18.08 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door
5.19.08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
5.21.08 - San Francsico, CA - Slim's
5.23.08 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified
5.25.08 - Los Angeles , CA - Echoplex
5.27.08 - Sacramento, CA - Horse Cow Art Gallery
6.08.08 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
6.10.08 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
6.11.08 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
6.12.08 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
6.13.08 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador
6.14.08 - Chicago, IL - Lakeshore Theater
6.15.08 - Louisville, KY - Pour Haus
6.17.08 - Toronto, ON - St. Vladimir's Institute Theater
6.18.08 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rosa
6.19.08 - Cambridge, MA - The Brattle Theater
6.20.08 - Portland, ME - SPACE
6.21.08 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
6.22.08 - New York , NY - Knitting Factory
6.24.08 - Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Gallery
6.25.08 - Washington, D.C. - Black Cat
6.26.08 - Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
6.27.08 - Atlanta, GA - The E.A.R.L.
6.28.08 - Chattanooga, TN - Barking Legs Theater
6.29.08 - Memphis, TN - Odessa
6.30.08 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack's
7.02.08 - Austin, TX - Emo's
7.05.08 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
7.06.08 - San Diego, CA - Bar Pink Elephant
7.09.08 - Santa Cruz, CA - TBA
7.10.08 - TBA
7.11.08 - TBA
7.12.08 - TBA

http://www.suncitygirls.com/news/
http://www.charlesgocher.org/